---
title: "Render ViewHelper <formvh:render>"
manual: "Fluid ViewHelper Reference"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:typo3-form-render@main"
source: "Form/Render.rst"
modified: "2026-09-17T05:12:06+00:00"
---

# Render ViewHelper `<formvh:render>`

> [!NOTE]
> This ViewHelper is not available by default. It is only available if
> [`typo3/cms-form`](https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form) is installed and its namespace is imported.
>
> [Import its namespace](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/Fluid/UsingFluidInTypo3.html#fluid-syntax-viewhelpers-import-namespaces)
> `{namespace formvh=TYPO3\CMS\Form\ViewHelpers\}` in the Fluid file or
> `xmlns:formvh="http://typo3.org/ns/TYPO3/CMS/Form/ViewHelpers/"` in the opening HTML tag.

Main Entry Point to render a Form into a Fluid Template

Go to the source code of this ViewHelper: [RenderViewHelper.php (GitHub)](https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/blob/main/typo3/sysext/form/Classes/ViewHelpers/RenderViewHelper.php).

## Arguments of the `<formvh:render>` ViewHelper

-   **factoryClass**

    -   *Type:* string
    -   *Default:* 'TYPO3\\\\CMS\\\\Form\\\\Domain\\\\Factory\\\\ArrayFormFactory'

    The fully qualified class name of the factory

-   **overrideConfiguration**

    -   *Type:* array
    -   *Default:* array (
    )

    factory specific configuration

-   **persistenceIdentifier**

    -   *Type:* string

    The persistence identifier for the form.

-   **prototypeName**

    -   *Type:* string

    Name of the prototype to use